Golf club bag support



June 23, 1931.

P. l CAMPBELL GOLF CLUB BAG SUPPORT Filed May 3. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1,eZi

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Patented. June 23, 1931 UNITED STATES .PATET.

PHIL I. CAMPBELL, OI WICHITA, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-FOURTH 10 FRANK O.BROSIUS, OF W'ICHITA, KANSAS eenr cams Baesurroa'r Application filed.May 3, 1929. Serial No. 360,108.

The invention relates to a device for supporting golf bags in anupwardly inclined position. By means of my device it is unnecessary tolay or drop the bag on the ground after removing t e desired club.

In the drawings Fig. 1 shows a golf bag with my device installed thereonand showing the position of the supporting members just prior to restinthe bottom of the bag u on the ground. Fig. 2 shows a side view 01 thebag, with the supporting elements arranged against the bag when the bagis carried by the handle. Fig. 3 is a side view of the bag standing uponthe ground and supported by the members of the device. Fig. 1 is a rearView of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 represents a perspective view of the innersustaining ring before assembling. Fig. 6 shows a sectional view of theend portions of the ring seen in Fig. 5 in their assembled interlockedrelationship. Fig. 7 shows a view taken along the line VlT-Vll, Fig. 3loohng in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 8 shows a sectional viewtaken along the line VHF-VH1 in Fig. 7 and looking in the direction ofthe arrows to illustrate the hinge and stop elements of the device. Fig.9 represents a sectional view taken along the line lX-IX in Fig. 3looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 10 shows a fragmentarysectional view as taken along the line XX in Fig. 9. Fig. 11 representsa detail view of a modification of the elements seen in Figs. 7 and 8.Fig. 12 is a plan view of Fig. 11. Fig. 13 is a sectional view takenalong the line Xlll -Xlll in Fig. 12 looking in the direction of thearrows. Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding partsthroughout all the 1:1 ures of the drawings.

Referring to the rawings; at 10 is seen the central portion of a membercurved to conform to the curvature of the outer face of a golf bag. Atthe ends of this member are seen a pair of looped portions 10m toreceive strap means as later explained. Adjacent each end are pairedear-like elements 11 and 11m, spaced apart to receive the upper end oftheir respective rod supporting leg elements 12 and 12w, each rod beinghinged to the paired ears as at 13. The

point of bin e 13 is set away from the portion 10 a su cient distance orso that when a le 12 is outwardly swung from the base of t e bag, as at12 the top end 12" will strike agamst the member 10 as in Fig. 8 to forma stop limiting the outward movement of the member 12. The ears 11 and11m serve as guides to direct the travel and positioning of the rod 12,or so that the legs 12 and 12m will spread out at their base as seen inFig. 4, and in the dotted positions seen in Fig. 7. The base band member14; in Figs. 9 and 10 has a spring clip member 15 riveted thereto asseen. The ends of the spring clip 15 are curved as recesses to receivethe legs 12 and 12m as will be readily understood and as seen in Fig. 2.These spring clip elements serve to hold the rods 12 and 12m fromflopping around as the bag is carried in the hand.

To assemble my device upon a olf bag I first insert within the bag andat t e proper height from the bottom thereof, the band seen in Fig. 5,this band 16 has hook elements 17 outwardly punched near one end, whilethe other end of the band 16 has holes 18 adapted to receive and passthe hooks 17. The band 16 upon being properly positioned within the bagis expanded to contact the inner wall of the bag, while permitting clips17 to engage through registering holes 18. Next 1 lace the member 10 onthe outside of the ag over the band 16 and by means of the strap andbuckle assemblage 19 as attached to the loops 1000, I am able to tightenthe strap 19 and member 10 against the bag to compress the inner band 16or so that the prongs 17 will engage behind the portions of the band 16adjacent the holes 18 as seen in Fig. 6. Now the device is fullyinstalled and ready for use for the purpose intended. The rods 12 and12m are engaged within the clip 15 as previously explained and the bagseen in Fig. 2 is carried to the golf course.

Here the legs 12 and 1200 are removed from engagement with the clip 15and allowed to freely depend upon the hinges 13; the bag is shifted bythe hand to the position seen in Fig. 1, the lower ends of the rods 12and 12m strike the ground andthe bag is then dropped to the positionseen in Figs. 3 and 4 whereby the paired legs 12 and 12m and the base ofthe bag form a tripod support for the bag and contents. The proper-clubis removed and the play is made and the club then replaced in the bag.This is all done without dropping the bag upon the ground, which hasbeen the prior custom and which caused damage to clubs by removingfinish and paint therefrom. This device is of especial interest toelderly people since it eliminates the necessity of bending down to pickup the bag as in common usage. Now to remove the bag to the next tee ordown the fairway, I simply pick up the bag from the position seen inFig. 3 and let the rods 12 and 1200 fall to the position seen in Fig. 2,and upon arrival at the ball, I again follow the procedure as explainedin connection with Fig. 1.

In Figs. 11, 12 and 13 I show another type of mechanism adapted to throwthe legs 12 and 12: out into proper position to support the bag. Thismechanism consists of two duplicate plates M and M, linked together by astrap or sheet metal link such as N. Each plate is provided with a pairof ears 0 and O. The ears 0 project beyond the ears 0 and a slot P isprovided in each ear 0 through which is passed a rod Q, the ends ofwhich project over the upper end of the adjacent leg 12. Upon the rod Q,I adjust the collars R, locked by set screws upon the rod Q to properlylocate the rod Q between the ears 0 and O and to hold the rod Q, so thatthe ends will always bepositioned over the upper end of the legs 12 and1222. Rod Q, is also provided with a ring S which serves as a fingerhold with which to operate the mechanism. The rods 12 and 1202 arepivotally mounted between the ears 0 and O at 13. I also employ an innerring 16 and the strap 19 with this device just as previously describedfor the device seen in Figs. 7 and 8.

To operate this mechanism, the bag is set on end on the ground and thefinger placed in the ring S and pulled upwardly so that the rod Q, willslide to the top of the slots P, thereby pushing the upper ends of thelegs 12 and 12a: in against the member M, causing the legs 12 and 12:1:to take theposition shown in Fig. 13, when the bag may then be rocked sothat the lower ends of the rods 12 and 1211: will strike the ground tosupport the bag in manner similar to that shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

Such modifications may be employed as lie Within the scope of theappended claims. Having fully described my invention, what I now claimas new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is;

In a device of the class described; a pair of members connected by anintermediate finger ring on the cross rod for effecting movements ofsaid rod within the paired slots for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

1 PHIL I. CAMPBELL.

